1960 Girard-Perregaux Watch Holders

Friends, Before the holiday’s we have time for one more “Throwback Thursday”! Today I like to share some of my vintage watch holders. Before I start; we all know that the GP colour is blue… And what the colour represent! You might remember I told you that during a period Girard-Perregaux used green?

Friends,

Before the holiday’s we have time for one more “Throwback Thursday”!

Today I like to share some of my vintage watch holders.

Before I start; we all know that the GP colour is blue…

And what the colour represent!

You might remember I told you that during a period Girard-Perregaux used green?

I still don’t have conclusive hard proof of when exactly it started or when it ended…

But, I do know that sometime in the end of 1950s and beginning of 1960s, GP used green as their signal colour!

These watch holder are from that time.

The Green Lantern (for size reference) is not matching in number of jewels or in year (1976), but in colour!

Found in Sweden, English text: notice the “ROLLER BEARING”.

Next, found also in Sweden, but with German text.

The third one I found in the US: notice the “GYROTRONS”.

Unfortunately the round Gyrotron part is missing from this last sign, but I find it cool!

OK, so why do I think Girard-Perregaux had their green period around +/-1960?

Because in 1960, the cover of their catalogue looked like this:

Same green colour, same Gyrotron symbol!

Best

Blomman